CHASSEURS A CHEVAL: Volume 2: 1779-1815 (Officers and Soldiers Of...)

Our troopers are now in the Emperor Napoleon's service.This second volume follows them as they brigade with the Hussars in all the great theaters of operation at the beginning of the Empire. Here we deal with the missions given over to the light cavalry before, during, and after the battle.As for the uniform part, the book shows how their uniform evolved from being a mere copy of the Hussats' to becoming with time totally specific to the Chasseur a Cheval Arm.